Watching the Tribe this past week reminded me of the scene in Saving Private Ryan where the German soldier gets the upper hand on Mellish and slowly plunges the bayonet into his chest, shushing him as he watches him die.

WiscTribeFan wrote:Watching the Tribe this past week reminded me of the scene in Saving Private Ryan where the German soldier gets the upper hand on Mellish and slowly plunges the bayonet into his chest, shushing him as he watches him die.

Consider the knife temporarily removed only to be plunged in again sooner or later...

Playing here is the closest thing to heaven. Really, I mean it's amazing to be in a place where the fans truly cherish their football team and stick behind them win or lose. We players love them, too. I feel a sense of accomplishment playing here, we are a special breed of football players with a great opportunity." ~ tOSU LB Brian Rolle

WiscTribeFan wrote:Wow, I step into the lab for a few minutes and the Tribe manages a rally. I'd still have preferred that Perez didn't give up those runs, but a win is a win at this point.

Look on the bright side... Perez is not available to pitch Game 2 today

And I'd hazard a guess he won't be pitching tomorrow.

I thought he was out of his funk before this series. To be fair, this was not your typical save situation (coming in 1st and 3rd one out one run game is pretty rough!). I thought Manny should have played it like Carmona's start in Chicago...pull Masterson after the first runner gets on in the 9th after allowing the effort to complete the game.

dazindiansfanuk wrote:Looks like Valbuena has been sent down to make room for Z-Mac to start the nightcap.

So, there's a good chance we might see Cord Phelps tomorrow when Z-Mac is sent back out - unless of course we burn our pen in the meantime and then we'll likely see a reliever.

Hmm...so, if I can add this up correctly, we are, at this moment carrying six starters (Ubaldo, Justin, Fausto, Tomlin, Huff, and McAllister), eight relievers (C. Perez, R. Perez, Sipp, Vinnie, Joe Smith, Judy, Herrmann, and Durbin). That leaves 11 position players. Those would be Santana, Marson, Laporta, Donald, A. Cab., Chisenhall, Hanahan, Brantley, Carrera, Choo, Fukudome. Since nine of the players have to be in the lineup, and Brantley (according to the PD) cannot play until Friday, at the earliest, our bench in tonite's game will consist of....one player.